paraphasic
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Related to paraphasic: anomic, Polyphasic sleep
par·a·pha·sic
(par'ă-fā'sik),Relating to paraphasia.
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par·a·pha·sic
(par'ă-fā'zik)Relating to paraphasia.
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paraphasia
(par-a-fa'ze-a) [? + aphasis, speech loss]A form of aphasia in which a meaningless or inappropriate word or syllable is substituted for the correct spoken word or word combinations.
Synonym: paraphemia; paraphrasiaparaphasic (-fa'zik), adjectiveMedical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners